N. Houston robbery victims help chase down suspects

Robbery victims at a north Houston restaurant chased the thieves and called police, who tracked down and arrested them Tuesday night, authorities said.

According to police, three men robbed a Days Inn motel at the intersection of FM 1960 and Imperial Valley around 9 p.m., then headed south and robbed a Subway eatery on Interstate 45 at West Road. They also held up some customers, police said.

The suspected robbers fled and three customers gave chase, police said. The citizens called 911 and directed officers to the scene, where they continued the chase until the suspects crashed into ditch near the intersection of Snowden and Wayside in northeast Houston and were arrested after trying to run away.